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News by Kalama Hines September 15, 2015

Barbara Mertes dies, age 85

Kalama Hines @HINESight_2020 Kalama Hines @HINESight_2020 Barbara Mertes, the first dean of what is now Las Positas College, died Friday at the age of 85. Mertes was an integral part of the LPC community since it opened – as the Valley Campus of Chabot…

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Class Cancelation Based on Low Enrollment

By Carleen Surrena STAFF WRITER First students have to find the classes they need. Then, pray they’re open. Then, try to fit as many as they can into a tight schedule. Imagine finally figuring it all out, only to have one of the classes…

News by Nicole Silveira May 15, 2015

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LPC Alum shares journey to becoming Bay Area news anchor

Nicole Silveira @nsilveira07 Gasia Mikaelian, Las Positas alum and KTVU news anchor, visited her former campus on Friday, May 8 to discuss what it took to get from an LPC student to her dream job as a Bay Area news anchor.

News by Nicole Silveira May 1, 2015

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Advice for student registration

Nicholas Biria @NicholasBiria As the semester closes and summer approaches, students are faced with new challenges. Between studying for finals and planning for summer, the priority date for registration is approaching for fall and summer classes. Registration is all about choosing what’s best for each…

News by Nicole Silveira May 1, 2015

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LPC Foundation CEO set to retire in the summer

Brianna Guillory and Bekka Wiedenmeyer @BlatedNani and @Bcwieds For Ted Kaye, it all started with a mouse. But in the summer of 2015, it will end with a hawk. On December 2014, Kaye officially announced his retirement from his position as the LPC Foundation’s…

News by Nicole Silveira April 17, 2015

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Amphitheater renovations complete after five years

Brianna Guillory @BloatedNani The tarps and fencing have come down. Five years and $214 thousand later, the amphitheater’s renovations are finally complete and students can once again utilize the space. “The main things (updated) were that the grass was removed and replaced by concrete, staining of…

News by LPC Express March 27, 2015

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Former students share how LPC shaped their future

Kalama Hines @KHines_Express Students were given the opportunity to query LPC graduates on how their time at Las Positas has helped them in their experience at a university. On Wednesday, March 25, the Biology Club hosted a panel of Las Positas Alumnus. The panel consisted of…

News by LPC Express March 27, 2015

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Transfer agreement reached with historically black colleges

Shayla Gasca @ShaylaMaritza Transfer agreement promises California Community College (CCC) students to transfer to nine of the historical black colleges and universities. On March 17, the CCC Board of Governors and the institutions’ leaders approved the agreement to transfer students to one of nine Historically…

News by Nicole Silveira March 20, 2015

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LPC to save thousands annually with green initiative

Mitchell Mylius and Drea Chavez SPECIAL TO THE EXPRESS 1.5 million dollars has landed on Las Positas College’s lap. And it will be used to save the college more money. Thanks to the grant from California Energy Commission (CEC), LPC will be the proud owner…

News by Nicole Silveira March 20, 2015

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Newly renovated library set to bring student-friendly atmosphere

Heather LeCon SPECIAL TO THE EXPRESS New computers. New furniture. New study rooms. A completely new layout. Everything about the renovated library will be new and improved. The goal for the new library is to give the students more space to study, to modernize the…

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